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ESTAJiLISlIED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOUSING , JUNE 0 , 185)7. ) SINGLE COLT lft\rE GENTS.
DUTY OS RAW COTTON
Great Product of the South Listed for
Protection ,
TWENTY PER CENT AD VALOREM IMPOSED
Amendment Goas Through the Senate hy
Vote of 42 to 10 ,
ORIGINATES WITH BACON OF GEORGIA
Democrats Give Voice to Diverse Views
During Debate.
VES1 WANTS EVERYTHING ON FREE LIST
Flt-Nt Tlinu In Illxlor ) oC
lit Tlilx Cotuitr } Hint Duty on
Cotton HUH Ai | 'iit-uil In
'larlir 11111.
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WASHINGTON , Juno 8. Uy the dccUlve
vote of12 to 19 thu senate today adopted an
amendment to the tariff bill placing raw cot
ton , the gicat product of the south , on the
dutiable list at 20 per cent ad valorem. It
Is the fllbt time in the history of tariff legis
lation that u duty on cotton has been incor
porated in a bill.
The amendment was proposed by Mr.
llacon. democrat of Georgia , on hla Individual
responsibility , and without the approval of
the finance committee , which thus far has
been icquUltc to the success of every amend
incut except n minor one which went through
by default. The amendment led to a spirited
debate , democratic senators expressing wide
difference of views , and at times exchanging
sharp personal crltlclsicn. On the flni ! vote
six dcmocrato voted with the republicans
for the Uacon amendment , while the negative
vote wan solidly democratic , with one ex
ception. The debate took up most of the day
and but llttlo progress wr s made on the bill.
Early In the day the sugar schedule was
passed over and the ngrlcultiiial schedule
taken up. The paragraph on cattle vvcnl
over , but the balance ot the agricultural
dchediile up to and Including paragraph 228 ,
won agreed to no reported , all amendments
except that of Mr. Uacon being rejected.
HILL TAKEN UP.
The consldciatlon of the tariff bill was
piomplly resumed today and nir. Allison of
Iowa revicstcd that the sugar schedule bo
passed over.
Mr Vest icmarked that It was nn open
secret that the majority had made modifica
tions In the sugar ccLcdule and It v as lui-
I/oiant ( that some understanding bo had
as to when the modifications would bo pre
sented atiil when the schedule would betaken
taken up. This led to a definite statement
from Wlr. Allison. There were no open
srqrets that he knew of and he would now
anrounco that 'the ' committee proposed to
modify thb schedule by asking the senate
to disagreetp the committee amendments
and Insert others which ho named Mr.
Alllion stated 'also that the committee was
rot y3t prepared to picecnt a provision relat
ing to sugar Imported from the Hawaiian
Isliyuls. Under the circumstance ! ! ho asKcd
tllht the consideration of the sugar schedule
bo temporarily passed over and taken up to
morrow.
Mr. Vest said this would be satisfactory.
Ho wanted the consideration of the sugar
schedule to proceed tomorrow , as It was "the
moot troublesome , most scandalous and most
Irritating in the whole hill , " and It ought
to bo got out of the way.
Schadulo , relating to agricultural prod
ucts and provisions. WAS then taken up. Mr
.Tones of Apkansas moved to. stilke out tha
first fixe paragraphs relating to live animals
cattle , hogs , hortca , mules nnd sheep , am
substitute a provision coveting all live- ani
mals , at 20 per cent ml vuloiem. Rejected
22 to 38.
The paragraphs relating to llvo animals
were then agreed to ns reported , that on
liege being amended to "swino. "
11ARLEY SCHEDULE.
On barley Mr. Jones of Arkansas moved to
mibstltiito per cent ad valoiem for the
rate In the hill , 30 cents per bushel.
"Wo now enter upon a ecrles of enormous
Increases In behalf of the fanner , " said Mr
Vest , ironically , "and without violating the
rules of parliamentary proccduie I will eaj
11 Is a fraud , a fitmn und a pretense. " IC !
declared that'the Idea of protecting the
farmer on barley , wheat , oats , etc , , when
millions of bushu's of tlicbo products were
being exported , was a palpable effort to dc
echo the agricultural rlaszca. It was dc
filgncd to cajole the farmem by "absolutely
spectacular duties. " It was a wholesale sub
terfuge , ho asserted , and the rcpubllcai
party was trying to play on the Ignorance
of the farmers by sajlng : "My dear , bucolic
friend , we , jour frlciu'a , will undertake to
deceive > ou as wo did In 1S90 In order to
catch jour votes. "
GEAR l-AVOUS THE BILL.
Mi , Gear of Iowa Interposed the poln
that the debate waa on the barley paragraph
and on barley the Inn'rnts from Canada
vvhcro thcro was cheap laboi and chcnpe
lands , were over 11,000,000 bushels the jear
prior to the McKlulcy act , and these fel
to 3,000,000 bushels after that act. iMr. Gear
tald the fanners of his state Hiippoitcd till
Incieased duty on barley and itho gram
master of the state grange wra ono of Its
chltf advocates.
Mr. Vest turned his attention to the gen
cral features of the tarlft debate , inverting
to tbo coureu of some of ha ! democratic to
toflatea In biippoitlug rovei.uo tariff rates
There was a llmo once when ho , too , wa
1nonnt ; ; enough and foolish enough to cup
port thu Idea of icvcmio duties with In
eldcntal protection. Hut ho was soon dis
ahuml ot that Idci , as ho had found that 1
turned the congress of the United States hit
a convention llki that of monkeys , who
while pursuing their dollbeiatlona , were bud
dcnly thrown Into a v lid sciamblo whci
nuts were thrown -into the cage. Mr. Vcs
declared that he would give up hla teat 1 :
the senate rather than vote against frr
lumber , fno tail or fr e wool , the thre
nieat arlilmerne-lit * of the Wilson hill ,
Mr. Mantle answered In Icily thut thu bar
ley duties would be highly beneficial to th
bailey raisers of Montana , Minnesota and
Wisconsin.
A vote was taken on Mr , Jones' amend
ment , and It was agreed to. 17 to 34. Three
democrats , McEnery , Rawllns and Tlllnmn ,
nnd Hiiro popullstn , Allen , Under and licit-
fcld , voted with the lepubllcaus In thu nega
tive.
ro-mal amendments to reduce the rate's on
barlcjmalt , buckwheat , corn and inalzu , coin
meal , offered hy Mr , Vest , were defeated , and
the original paraniaphs adopted. On each
of the votes on thcso amendments some
democrats , voted with the Republicans , which
ied Mr , Voit to remark : "The vote upon
this eldn eif the chamber ecems to bo ecttiiig
smaller and smaller , "
"Lonesome and right , " fcald Mr Date ,
COTTON SCHEDULE.
Mr. Bacon , democrat of Georgia , offered an
Indhldual amendment to be Known as para
graph 25H , plarlug a duty of " 0 per cent
ad valorem nn raw cotton. Mr , Uacon said
the omKslcin of this nrtlolo from the > dutia
ble list was n violation ot thu principle of
the democratic platform tlr.t tariff taxation
shall bet > o Imposed as to discriminate agtiltut
no tertlon. The tariff as a whola fell like
n dead weight on the producer of cotton ,
raUlug the prices of all artlcle-i , mcntlal to
hie use and jet on his article of protection ,
on raw cotton , ho was "left In thr lurili
Last jt-ar the etatUHca showed that 55 Oi" >
050 pounds of cotton were Imported into th
United States valued at $ G,000 000. The ar-
Ivals of foreign cotton were Increasing con-
tantl > . iMr. tlacon fald he addtes'eJ him-
elf particularly to hla demociatlc associates.
V'hy should cotton be excluded from a bene
fit of the revenue If all other agricultural
iroJucts were to have the benefits of such
lutlcs ? Under the rule1 of consistency there
hould be a uiiantmoiu vole In favor of ft
luty on cotton ,
Mr Chlllon , democrat of Texas , said the
amendment would not raloe the price of col
on. According to the Georgia senator
Uacon ) there would he no diminution of the
mpurtatlon of Egyptian cotton , so that the
only effect would be to give additional
cvcnuc on cotton without taking away the
onipctltlan from foreign cotton.
Mr. Ve t said the amendment would re
ceive republican support because It was cal
culated to cause distension In the democratic
tarty. Ho claimed that the iddltlon ot the 20
cuts provided would simply add that amount
o the finished product. He took Issue with
Air Bacon on the contention that the amei.d-
nrnt was In line with the platform adopted
n Chicago
"If , " he said , "I had thought the platform
meant what the senator from Georgli sa > s
t docs I would not have touched It any moro
han I would have touched a rattlesnake ,
mowing Uiere was no whisky within a huti-
Ircil miles. God help us If the new evangel
s to prevail. "
In conclusion , Mr. Vest slid that he had , as
n southern democrat , nlwajs pointed with
nldo to the fact that cotton was admitted
'uc , as showing thu democratic consistency
In supporting raw matcilals. Hence his
llsappalntmcnt that hh amendment should
jo opposed by a southern senator , as It
would justify and open the waj for a duty
oil wool , lumber and all other articles classed
as raw materials. "Indeed , " ho exclaimed ,
"it leaves us naked without argument. "
JONES OPPOSES.
Mr. Jones ot Arkansas also opposed the
amendment In nn Incisive speech , following
somewhat the lines of Mcsrs. Vest nnd Chll-
: on. "It amounts to nothing , and will
bring nothing. " ho said , "but hlghei" prices ,
on cotton manufactures"
Mr. Jones said the cotton growers would
not bo deceived and misled by a proposition
so palpably thin as this It was the same
chaff offered to the south on rates that
other agricultural products gave to the
farmers.
Mr. 'Bacon ' answered briefly that If pos-
lUveness of arserllon and vehemence were
to control -In this tubject , then the Beualoi
from Missouri ( Vest ) would have his views
picvall. tHut the senate was si forum of ai-
gumcnt and no senator wis to be put down
by the mere vchemcnco of the senator from
Missouri , however lonr and eminent his
Bervlccn might be.
Mr. Bacon became impatient at one point
over frequent interruption the last one
coming fiom Mr. Cattery. "I think the sen
ator ha enough to do to answer the ques
tions addressed to him jesterday by the
senator from Massachusetts as to sugar , "
answered Mr. Dacon sharply.
The tenator went on to eay that theob -
Jcctlouablo feature of the tariff in the past
had been sectionalism and Its discrimination
of ono part of the country against the
other. But the democratic platform , recog
nizing n revenue tariff , insisted that It be
fre * from sectional benefits , and that there
bo perfect equality in burden or In benefit.
This was the only "new evangel" to which
the senator from Sllsaourl had referred.
In closing Mr. Bacon referred to state
ments that his tariff views were shaped
by thv.lntorests ot his own ntatc. Ho was
not , he said , indifferent to the fact that hii
people might bo benefited 01 injured by
the character ot the rates imposed. As It
was iecogubed' the country was to have
lovcnue tarlft bills , ho Intended to sec to it
that his state- received an equal share of its
benefits , for. In the words of the bible , the
man who docs not take caio for hla own
household Is worse than an Infidel.
STEWART RAISES A LAUGH.
Mr. Stewart of Nevada created amusement
by declaring that the hair-splitting and dis
tinctions between a revenue tariff and a
protective tarlft was all "tweedlc-dco and
tweedle-dum" The Georgia benator ( Bacon )
was riht , Mr. Stew ait said , In eeelng that
his state should receive the same benefits
as other sections
"What aio we here for ? " asked Mr. Stewart
vein nientlj1.
"To get the ofilccs , " suggested some t > onator ,
Jocularly , In a htago whisper.
"No , not all of us , " continued Mr. Stewart.
"Wo arc heio to reprcacnt our constituents
and see that our states have equal rights
under the tariff and all othei laws" Mr.
Stewart Insisted that It was time the raw
materials ot the south and west received
equal benefits with the manufactured prod
ucts of Now England.
The cllscusblon evidently had aroused much
feeling amen ? scnatois and this was given
expression soon after Mr. Caffery began
speiking. He bald the position ot Mr. llacon
had been clearly exposed as ono favorable to
protection for the Interests of his own state ,
with revenue as a mere incident.
"How about sugar ? " Inquired Mr. Bacon ,
mockingly.
Verj elclibeiately Mr. Caffery answered
"Twice the senator declined to answer my
questions and now I decline pcremptoilly to
jleld. "
"I accept that status between us , " answered
Mr. Bacon.
"You made the status j out-self. " eald Mr.
Caffeiy.
"It Is a Aery great deprivation " continued
Mr. Bacon , in mocking tones , "hut I will
endeavor to bear It with equanimity , "
ANOTHER INTERRUPTION.
Mr , Caffciy was soon Interrupted v/lth
another Inquliy as to sugar , this tlmo from
Mr. McLaurcn , democrat of South Carolina.
The galleries were much amused and Mr
Caftery said. "I tea that the bad precedent
set by the scnatoi from Massachusetts ( htoir )
to put mo lu a hole Is being followed by
my associates on this side of the chamber. "
Mr. Caffeij went on to state tlmt ho vvau
not In favor of free trade. He believed In a
tarlft on sugar as a revenue mcasme , with.
an > reduction which the uqulremc'iitn of
revenue would penult. It waj not because
sugar was produced In his bt-Ue. but becauue
ho believed In the doctrines ot the democratic
part ) Mi. Caff-cry spolfo against the B > atcm
of protection which allowed a mau to put
his hands In hit. neighbor's pocKetij , and he
declaicd hlti belief that the fall of that sys
tem was not far oft.
Thr vote was then taken on Mr. Bacon's
amendment placing raw cotton In the bill
at 20 per cent ad valorem. It tchulted :
Yeas , -U : niivs , 13. The lenubllcnns voted
solidly for the amendment , Messrs. Allen.
Butler , Hultfeld , Stowait , | opullsts , voted
for It : Cannon , Mantle , HlUer republicans ,
and the following democrats , favored it :
Bacon , Clay , McEnery , McLauiln. Rawllns.
Tlllman und K > lc , populltts , voted with the1
democrats against it.
PaiuKijphB 220 to 22S , Inclusive ( inacai-
ronl , oats ipd oat meal ) , were agreed to as
reported.
ALLEN IS SARCASTIC.
When the rico pniugiaph was reached , Mi.
Allen , populist of Nebraska , took occasion
to speak baicastleally of the differences
among democratic imatonaa to what con-
stlti'tcd demociatlo doctilnes , 'Ihcsu Bena-
toid , ho said , i hould go Into caucus and en-
dcuvor to annngo some line of action on
which they could proceed together , Throughout -
out this discussion the tendency on Un
democratic side , he said , waa to abandon the
tenets of dcmoeiaoy and adopt thei plan of
u , rj _ man fm himself and the devil take
the hindmost.
Mr , Chilian ot Texas cald ho agieed with
the suggestion of the Nebraska eenator thut
demociatlc senators m.ght well go Into
caucus and harmonlzo their views but he
HUsgeetol , too , that It was time also that
the popullstlo pmy ought , < o } , o Into caucus
and scttlo their rtultluii. Populist senators
weiu voting with advocate's 03 thin bill , and
ono populist senator w-u , co-op-rating with
members of the finance couinilttc-e
"Point him out , " demanded Mr. Allen.
"Senator Jouea of No\atla , " responded Olr
Chlllon.
Mr Chllton wrnt on to say othei populli-t
senators had voted for committee amend
ments. The dlscuf ion branched off to un
exchange between Ml. Chlltnn and Mr Allen
as to what part > originated the silver Usuo ,
Mr f'hllton claiming It was arrogant
Kctcnso for tht populists to claim that
( Continued vnt Fifth Puge )
AID TO FOREIGN EXHIBITORS
Senator Allen's ' Plan for Admitting the
Laborers Free.
SUSPENDS THE CONTRACT LABOR LAW
Ucsnliitloit InlroilniTil ami He-nil
Twice lit the hi-nnli ; \ cMurilnj
< ! < ( .Notice of the
Moltlllriitloii Scheme .
WASHINGTON , Juno S. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Senator Allen Introduced today a
Joint i evolution authorblng the foreign ex
hibitors at the Transml slsslpi.l Exposition ,
to bo held In Omaha next year , to bring to
the Dulled States foreign laborers from their
vailous countries for the purpose of prepar
ing for and making exhibits. The resolution
recites the purposes of the exposition and
Becks to set n lde the act of congress of
rcbmarv 20 , 1893 , relative to the prohibi
tion of Importation of foreign libor , In order
that countilcs deciding to exhibit at Omaha
may have the benefit of natl\e workmen.
It flather provides that goods designed for
this exposition slnll come In duty tice , but
wUhln one 3 car from their arrival they
shall bo removed , falling In which the cus
tomary duty shall bo charged. This Is In
line with formei acts of congress relatl\e
to expositions. The resolution will
piobably eouio up on final passage
tomorrow , having gone to the cal
endar by agreement , after having
been read twice Senator Allen also has
written the following letter to Secretary of
War Alger : "I have thu honor to Inform
you that It Is my purpose to Introduce a bill
In the senate to authorize thu secretary of
war to mobllbc ut least 30 per cent of the
military forces of the United States at
Omaha , Nth , for thirty dn > s , some time
during the Transmlsslsslppl and Interna
tional Exposition In 1S9S , and I would be
pleased to bo Informed by your department
what extra expense this would Incur to the
government , taking Into consideration , of
course , that the troops would have to bo
subsisted , and the mobilization might be
made1 In lieu of their annual marches. It
would bo grattfvlng to 'me also to bo In
formed by you ns to what further legisla
tion , If any , would bo necessary. In the
opinion of the secretary of war , to authorize
mobilization of one-thlirt of the mllltla of
the United States and probable cost thereof.
I would also like to bo Informed on any
other mattcis pertaining to the subject
which mny occur to jou. "
TUUUSTON FORCES THE ISSUE.
Senator Thurston hat ) put his republican
brethren squaiely on record In support of
the will of the caucus In a manner that Is
the talk of the politicians. His speech Is
&ald to have been the strongest made during
his senatorial caieer. Thuraton raised the
vital question whether It was a conference
or caucus ho was attending , and If the
former ho would not be bound by Its con-
clualono. He said ho was opposed to the
fast and loose policy being- displaced by his
party and would Insist upon absolute re
sponsibility resting upon each and every
member. This stirred up a great rebut
Thurston had evidently counted noses , for
on a vote being taken on his motion to
pledge the members to regard the meeting
as a caucus. It was tarried ovcrwhelmlngly (
Senator Thurston'e action In forcing the 1s-
sue Is expected to haitiM the final passage
of the tariff bill and It Is now believed that
It will bo on the statute bool.s by July 25
Ililey and Winspear may jet secure the
contract for sweeping the streets of Wash
ington. The decision will probably be
reached tomorrow or next day.
Acting Supervising Architect Kcmper said
today that no steps had yet been taken by his
office toward plans for the government buildIng -
Ing at the Oiraha Exposition. No design for
the building has been made It Is probable
that Chief Designer Tottcn will be eent to
Omaha in a short tlmo for the purpose of
making his Inspection. Aftei Ms report has
been received designs and plans and specifi
cations will be made and woik will be pushed
as rapidly as possible In order that the
building may bo completed and occupied bj
the tlmo the exposition opena Mr. Kemper
eald It would probably be three months or
moie before the first contiact on the South
Omaha po-itofflce would be put upon the mar
ket. Spcclficatlona for the building are now
in the computing division for final estimates
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
Postmanters commissioned : Nebraakn
William T. Agcr , Beaver City ; Dennis Tracy
Ccdai Rapids ; James N. Brooks , Rualivillc ,
Alone Cone , Hcndley. Iowa Frank S
Downey. Dexter ; John Knapp , I'arkcrsbuig ,
Henry L Brothcrliu , Tlpton ; Jacob A. Con-
crd , Atlantic ; John M. Culley , Ayrshire ;
Francis H. Carter , Berklej ; Nathan Spencer
Granite. South Dakota George H. Chase ,
White ; Lewis A. Larson , SplnK. Wyoming
James A. McAvoy , Lander.
The secretary of the Interior has approved
for patent to the state of South Dakota a
J'flt of lands embracing 4SO acres in the
Aberdeen district , selected on account of
deaf and dumb asylum grant.
Frank Murphy , president of the Merchants
National bank , is in the city on buslncit
conncctol with the recent ruling of Secretaiy
Gage reducing two of the Omaha banks from
complete depository conditions.
A MJW SUGAlT 3CIIRI1U1.U.
IInlil a Cum-iiM mill IU-
IMINM ( he 'I'm HV 11111.
WASHINGTON , Juno S The republic-
IMIIUIB toda > was well attended nearly pverj
republican senator In the city being picsint
Great Interest was inanife.stc < l in the caucus
bccaupe it was Known that an effort wra to
bo made to secure a new migitr tchcdule and
ono which all republican senators could rup-
poit. Scnatoi Aldrleh ct Rhode Island wa
present , and after the caucus adjourned Bald
it > .a veiv Gurcoffiful and that he felt that
the icpubllcaiis w.ete going to btand together
on all Hcbedulcs of the bill and that an
agreement would bo reached v.htro differ
ences of opinion c\ls > ttd Almost thecnlhe
time of the caucus WJ.i devoted to considera
tion of the Mipar chedule. Othei featuics
wheiei thiro are difference * were not reached
No uhicement was reached In icgard to tha
ptov'sluii ' which will not leave the ninttei in
HawalUii treaty , und the conunltteo 1,3 ex
pected to nport eomo amendments or a
any uncemln condition or absolutely abto-
gate the existing reciprocity treaty.
An Imputtant feature of the caucus was
tha diitcimlnntloti reached to vote together a/i
a party , which Insures favoiablo action on all
contested t-chcduUd nnd the pu : s3go of tlu
bill no appicucd Ijy the majority. This de-
ttrinlu.itluii van reached upon a ( nipgt.ition
made bv Senator Thurtton. This mmgtftlon
ltd to the I" " ! ' , interesting Incident of thcr
taucuj. There had been tcveral refeiencc"
| j the meeting as a "r-onfticnce , " Mi
Thureton objected to th'a designation , saj-
1'ig that ( onfcreneiti never bound nn > one and
lhat ho wanted It definitely understood
whetltci this meeting was to be binding oa
frlcndl.x chat without further reaults , foi If
It was not tu hind all i < eiutoi an nil ched-
ulee , ho would not agree to abldo by ( he de-
cljsl'n iijen the tugnr question. _
This bpceoh brought Senator Huniia to lilt ,
feet with mi earnest plea for party liormonj
and unltirt effort en nil the fcaturca of the
bill. He referred to the appaient dhlsloi.s at
piesent t Mating in the senate and bald It wuh
high tlmo that n perfect undemanding was
leached.
Senator Ibureton then put lilt EUggnitlon
In the fchapo of a motion to the cffcet that
the fcgreiMuint of the caucis should be bind
ing upon all lepublleau eenatois , and It car
ried by a large majority.
The main propositions en the sugar sched
ule were those flxlnp trio rate on ictined
sugar. Tlere v\rro three of thei-c. proposi
tions. The one adopted fixing the ratei at
1 85 cents per pound In place of 1 S73 eontis.
as fixed by the bouse till , was suggested by
Senator Spooacr. Senator Pciklna
1 3-1C , and Senator WelllnRtjin the rate of
the house bill. The last ampnelmonts were
voted down vho voce nnll the Spooncr
amendment accepted by an almost unanimous
vote. Tliere was no tpcclal fcffort to retain
the amendment originally offered by the
senate finance committee and no proposition
ws made to that effect by an } one. Senators
Allison nnd Aldrleh expressi d the opinion
that the schedule ns prepared by their com
mlttcc was equitable and that Ita piovlslons
were mlsundcrstcod.
Ths text of the nsvr sugar schedule Is 0,1
follows :
Sut-ars not above No. 16 , Dutch rtandird ,
In color , tank bottoms , syrups of cant Juice ,
meladi. concentrate 1 mwada , concrete and
concentrated niolae . tc llng by thf polai .
scope not nbove 73 degrees , 1 cent per pound
rid for every additional degree ehovvn by
the poIarlscotJlo test , 0.03 eif 1 cent per pound
additional , and fractions of a degree In pro
portion , nnd on sugar above Ifi , Dutch
standard , In color , nnd on all sugar which
hits gone through n procr.ot refining , 1 03
cents per pound ; mola = tes te.stln above 40
dc-itrcs nnd not above f > C degrees 3 cents par
gallon , testlni ? fGdegrees ami nbove , C cents
per gal on ; sugar drimlnjfe nnd eugnr sweep
ings shall bo subject to duly as mola rea or
sucnr , as the cases may be , according to
polarl'cople test ; sugars tnnk bottom- " ,
sjtupo , cnne julso or beet juice ,
melndn , concentrated melnda nnd concrete '
and concentrated moln'tfes , the product of
any country which pnvu , directly or Imll-
teetly , n bounty on tlic expert thereof ,
whether Itnpoitcd directly and In the con
dition as exportcxl therefrom , or otherwise ,
shall pay , In addition to the foiegolng rates
a dutv equal to such bounty , or FO much
thereof ns may be In excels of any tax
collected by such country upon such ex
ported nrtli'lc or upon the beet or cane from
which It was produced *
A new paragraph Is ad.lcd reading as fol
lows :
That the duty on molas"i clayed , Jog-
gery and othe'r sugurs tenting not nbove S7
degrees ) by the pointtsoopj tthall be 0 1 ot a
cent per iwund less than the c Imposed by
theprecolliiR jiiragraph on the correspond
ing tests of pugar. *
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WASHINGTON , Juno S. Assistant Secretary - >
tary Day said today tlu t Hie report of Con
sul General Leo upon tHe resulla of the In-
vc tigatton made In Havana in the Ruiz case
had not been received at the State depart
ment. Consequently It 'vas not pceaible to
learn whether the publications purporting to
bo the report wore correct. It Is believed
that Ruiz died while In Jail In violation of
hlii treaty rights.
The question before the department of the
largest Importance Is what shall be the next
step. The wife of Ruli haa filed with the
department a claim for $150,000 for the death
of her husband. The Spanish contention has
been that ho was not killed and that he was
not treated harshly. General "Lsc's Inquiry
Is understood to have filled to bring out
the trull ! on these points , but Ills statement
on another , namely that of his confinement
In violation of treaty rights , appears to
make the first two points nonessentlnl and to
leave the case resting on the broad claim
that In confining Dr. Ruiz more than seventy-
two houro without permitting him to com
municate with his friend ? , or Irving him , the
Spanish officials in Cuba have araumed all
responsibility for the Results of. that extra
confinement.
The fa t being established lhat Dr. Ruiz
kept up his cltl/enship by registering him
self at American consulates In Cuba from
ttmo to time 'as required by regulations , is
taken asan offset against the claim that by
continuous residence 'In Cuba * fpr . .nearly
twenty jears W6'liad forfqltea his rights as
an American citizen , ? o It Is surmised that
the ne xt step in the "case " wIH be the pres- ;
cntatlon of a claim against. th" & Spanish gov
ernment In behalf of the family of the vic
tim of this Illegal Imprisonment.
.VPHMJ THE I ) V.V AT WAMIIXGTOV
South AiiicrlcuiiH Be < - the Hl rlilH In the
\.itloiinl 'Cniiltnl.
WASHINGTON , Jung 8. The commercial
travelers from South America spent today
at the capital. The party reached here from
Baltimore on schedule time and was met
at the station by a committee of the local
board of tiade and Ministers Mendonca of
Brazil and Merov of Argentine , The dele
gates were promptly driven to the con
gressional library , thence ' to the capltol
building. There the party was divided Into
four detachments and BhoHvn the features
of the vailous departments by guides
A buffet luncheon at the Arlington fol
lowed , and In the afternoon the party were
driven to the executive mansion. President
McKtnley received In the-rDuo | parlor. The
Corcoran ait gallery 'was next visited , and
then the guests were driven about the city ,
concluding with a visit to the Soldiers'
home. The patty left at C o'clock for New
York.
WASHINGTON , Juue 8. The cabinet mct
Ing today lasted longer than usual. The
Cuban situation visa dldcumed in a general
way , but the mott important subject pre
sented wsa the Spanish nfUsslon. The avail
ability of three men for this important post
at Madrid were carefully canvassed , but no
decision was reached. Ono of the cabinet
officers said after themcejlng that the selec
tion was still open , and-will now go over
until the prtisidcnt's return from the Naali-
vlllo trip , It may bo tnat the non-nppear
nnce of Mr , Calhoun may have had something
to do with postponing action today. It Mr.
Calhoun does not have an opportunity for
a talk with the befo-o
president Mr. Me-
Klnlcv's departure at noon tomorrow he win
be Invited to accompany the preaident on his
tilp. A berth has been reserved on the train
to be placed at his disposal In case he Joins
the prcElJential party.
\oniliinlloiiN hj ( li Prcxlili-iit ,
WASHINGTON , June S. The picsldtnt to-
da > icnt the following nominations to the
eenate :
Treasury Frank A. Leach of California , to
bo superintendent of the mint , San Fran
cisco ; William Ivjnch of Louisiana , to bo as-
S.IJCT of the mint at New Oilcans ,
Justice Henry M. Ifoyt ( of Pennsylvania ,
to be > assistant attorney general ; John M.
Barnes of Georgia , to be jnarshal of the
southern district of Georgia.
Wai Sergeant T. M. Anderson , Jr. , Fourth
cavalry , to he second Ifeutmant ; Corporal J.
E. Hunt , Eighth cavalry , tp bo tecond lieu
tenant ; Second Lieutenant I A. V. Caldwell ,
Twent-fifth Infantry , to I > * first lieutenant.
\ < - > vn fop the Xriuy.
WASHINGTON , Jui/e 8JGpeclal ( Tele
gram. ) The following i tranifi-Js haw been
made In the Tv.cntfourtlj Infantry ; Cap
tain William H. > V. Junta , from Company D
to Company K ; Captain Arttmr C , Ducat ,
from Cnmpanj K to Compaily D.
I'nuuln William V , RtchnrdB , Sixteenth In
fantry , has been detailed at aide-de-camp to
Mujor Genera" Brooke at CWeaKO.
riiat Lieute-nunt Thomas' M. Dafrees , Tlfth
IntniUiy , ha- , been placed on the retired Hat
on account of disability. 1
Leaves of absence , : Major" Henry B. Co-
good , commUmry , one moritln Second Lieu
tenant James H. Ricvca,1 Tourth cavalry ,
thirty-four daju.
C'niilri | > ittloitx.
WASHINGTON , June 8. The senate today
confiimod the following nominations : John J ,
DeUaven Judge of the northern district of
California ; John D , Thompson , marshal dls-
ttlct of West VirginiaElliott : , H , Roberta of
New Voik , to bo treasurer of the Un'tei '
Static , Conrad N. Jordan , to be asshtant
timiuror at New York City ; Henry Morgan
of Louisiana , to be consul at Horgen Swltzei-
land ; Carl Dalle-y Hurst of tha District of
Columbia , to bo consul general at Vienna ,
vustrla ; L , A. Pradt of Wisconsin , to he as-
clsttuU attorney general. Pcstinsstera Iowa ,
E li. Powell , at Hxlra ; Arkansas. 1) , M
I orcman , at Tcxarkana.
DullTrcimtir ) Sliitrnifiit.
WASHINGTON. Juno 8 Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury ehowe :
Available cash balances , J230,078OJ7 ; gold
MOORE MUST STAND TRIAL
His Attempt to Evade the Law Proves
Entirely Futilo.
ORDERED TO BE ARRAIGNED SATURDAY
iluc llnll SiiMtnliiH Motion ( o ( Itiiiili
Six Ciiunts of Itiilli-tiuriil AuntiiHt
iSdUiAudi I or mill lloldi
UtlicrH ArcSii < nl. , i
LINCOLN , Juno S ( Special Telegram. )
Judge Hall this mornli'g rendered hla dc-
cliilon in the Eugene Moore case , the argu
ment In which was heard by him last Sat
urday. The motion of Moore's attornevs to
quiuh In six of the counts was sustained ,
hut the demurrer to the three counts which
charge Moore with the embezzlement of $11.-
72S 85 during his first term of ofilce and
SS'.aOS.O1 ; during the two terms , nnd finally
with the $23,208 05 , which yet remains un-
will be arraigned
Moore
p-ild. was overruled and
raigned on these three counts. Time will be
given for Moore's bondsmen to be notified
and reach here , and the arraignment will b =
made on Saturday , or the first of next week ,
at which tlmo ho will be required to give a
new bond.
The decision In effect holds good the tno-
tlon to quash the counts wherein Moore
Is charged with stealing the state money ,
and with embezzling the- money belonging
to the state nnd In his pouscsslon as a person
charged with their collection , receipt , ttans-
fcr , safe keeping and disbursement , and
overrules the dcmuner to the thice countu
charging him with embezzling inonejs be
longing to the state of Nebraska , and In his
hands by virtue of his ofilce as auditor of
public accounts.
In sustaining the motion to quash , Judqo
Hall defines the crime of larceny , and holds
the third and sixth counts In the Indictment
as detective because they fall to allege from
what olllcer of the state the defendant
feloniously took and carried away the
monevs charged to have been stolen by him.
The second , fifth , seventh and eighth counts
arc declared defective In falling to allege
facts whereby the court upon reference ; to
the statutes may be Informed that the de
fendant at the time complained of was a
perton charged by law with the collecting , or
receiving or safely Keeping , or transferring ,
or disbursing public money belonging to
the state.
WHY THEY WERE TURNED DOWN.
In overruling the demurrer as to the
first , fourth and ninth counts , the Judge
says :
Do the first fourth and ninth counts state
facts sufficient to constitute tnc crime of m-
bczzlement of nn officer ? The demuner to
these counts admits , or the argument of de-
lendant Uii-r on concedes , the cNletence nnd
truth of the following mixture of law nnd
facts , to wit-
1. That nt the time complained of In said
counts the defendant wns .in olllcer. to-vvli
the nudltor of public accounts of the state
or Nebrrthka.
2 That among the statutory duties of that
olllcer Is the licensing of insurance compan
ies to do business In this state an * to furnish
copies of documents on file In his olllcc to
pfrllcs desiring them.
3 Tnat the Parties requesting the auditor
to giant Mich licenses , and furnish such cop-
los-.iire hy-thestatutes required to pay fees
theinfor In amounts IKcd by the statutes.
4rThat the.coriftUutlon of. the state re-
quhci that alf fees payable by law for'serv-
lees performed bv the auditor of public ac
counts shall be paid In advance Into the state
treacuiy.
1 That the defendant while he 'Was snld
odlcer collected and received Into his posses
sion fees for sucu services performed by him
ns such olllcer to the amount of $2720803
fi That the defendant did not pay uch fees
Into the state tieasury In adv-nce of the per-
formnncc of the bervlccb for which he ie-
celved said fe s , nor nt any time thereafter
7 Tnat the defendant as Mich olllccr per
formed the services for which bald fees were
collected nnd rerplvd bv him
S That the defendant converted said fees
und monevs to his own use und to the u e of
others while he was such aujltor of pub ic
acountf.
STATUTES GOVERNING TEDS.
The different statutes on the subject of
fees , enacted by the earlier legislatures , were
referred to by the ? Judge , and especially the
act of 1873 regulating insurance companies
and stating the amount of fees the companies
should pay to the state auditor for filing
articles and for insurance certificates. The
opinion continues thus :
All territorial laws remained In force bv
express provision of the constitution of 1SMJ
until amended or icpealed by the leplMn-
turc. While this constitution was In force
the "aid act of February 2" , 1873 , was en
acted KlvlnK the auditor more feea to his
own uhe. Hut the constitution of 1S7G , BCC-
tlon 21 , article v , exprly prohibited the
auditor and ull other Btntc olllcers
from receiving fees to their own use , after
the adoption of the said constitution ; but
paid section 21 , article v , further Bald , "all
ftes that muy hereafter be payable for
sci vices performed by an officer provided
for uy thin article of tlie constitution shdll
he paid In advance Into the fatnto treas
ury. "
The constitution of 1S75 , unlike that of
18CG , did not continue in force nil laws
then among the statutes. Only those "not
Inconsistent therewith" remained v.illd after
Its adoption. This Inhibition applied to
parts of laws on well. So that while all
fees by prior laws required to be paid for
fcervlces rendered by the auditor remained
valid , and payable , those fees after the
constitution went Into effect , vvcro pajable
no longer to the nudltor for his own use , but
Into the , tate treasury In advance for the
use of the state. Whllo this Is true , It does
not follow that there Is no warrant of law
for the auditor to collect fees In tno first
Instance. Th constitution U hllent ns to
who shall pay Into the bttite treasury In ad
vance the fees lor services In the auditor's
oltlce.
At the time the constitution of 1875 was
framed and adopted , all of the nbove cited
BtatutcH vvcro In force , nnd thereunder nil
fees collected belonged to the auditor. It
was not the Intention of the constitution to
ubiogatc payment of fees for such sei vices
of the auditor. It vvai not the Intention of
the constitution to forbid the auditor to collect -
lect and receive said feets In the llrst in
stance. Uhe constitution recognized the fact
that these statutes touching fees in the
olllcu of the auditor were in force. It said ,
"let the laws rc inln ; only hercarter the
fees shall go to the state , not to the nud-
ltur. ' > It Is the official duty of the nudltor
of public accounts under the constitution to
require and Bee that the fees llxod by the
fctututo for any Btatutory service requested
of him by Insurance companies or others
be pajd into the state treasury before he
peitaims the service. He may perfoim thin
olllcial duty In either of two wajs. (1) ( ) Uy
rtnulrlng the party ueklng the llcenpo to do
Insurance bus > me s. or a copy of any docu
ment on Hie In hs ! olllcc , to pay the fee there
for in advance Into the btate treasury , and
bilng htm the receipt ; or , ( ! ) > y collctint'
andiecclvlns such fcts himself as auditor In
advance , whereupon It becomes under the
common IHW his oltic'al duty to keep such
fees Hivfely und under the constitution to
transfer them Into the state treasury in
advance of the performance of the Bcivlco
by him , Hence It Is that the constitution
li , r.I I tut au to who shall pay sncli fees In
advance Into the state treasury.
Hcnc-e It Is that toctlon 21 of said article
v of the constitution requires thu auditor
of public accounts to keep an account of ull
moneys rcuelved by him fiom a ! ' siurccH ,
and for every bervlce i crforrned , nnd to
make under oath a Beml-aiinual report
theieof to the governor.
It thoru'or-e follow ) that the moneys men-
ticned In the liret , fourth and ninth counts
of the Information lav/fully came into the
poiseeslon of the defendant In the perform
ance of Ills olllcial duties ; that bald moneys
belonged to the state Of Nebraska , who&o
olllcci he was ; und that having converted
t-ild money to hlb own ute and to the use
of otUers. the anld first , fourth and ninth
counts of the Information contain allega
tions sufficient to crarge upon the defendant
the crime of embezzlement under section 124
of the Criminal Code.
GOSSIP rilOM THE STATE HOUSE.
On account of hLi rheumatism Governor
Holcomb was unable to get over to the state
house to lay.
The following notaries public were corn-
mlMloned today ; S. J. Dennis of Lincoln C ,
D. Gltlln and W , I ) . Oluln of Gothenburg ; A.
It. Oleson and li E. Olceon of Fremont.
The Cavanal Coal and Railway company ,
with. (300,000 capital , baa tiled articles of In
corporation , for the purpose of engaging
In the bua'ness ' of buyingfelling , owning ,
lcnhiR , mortgiglng nnd bonding coal mines ,
and building , opcratlnc ; and milntnlntng elec
tric of etram railways and other forma of
transpoitatlon. It is set forth that the com
pany will build and operate telephone and
telegraph lines when deemed nccctsaryi
will also establish gcncial stores for the silo
of supplies The headquarters of the eotn-
pinj Is to be nt Omahi The directors
are P A. Dawo- , Hugh McCaffrey , W R.
Daweo. T W lllackbviriA LA. V Hurdle.
Another corporation JH Wirtlclcs tohy
wss the soclct ) of "f&lfblva Friends , "
which will also have VlCNVtcrs nt Omaha.
The capital stock Is KiSM350.000. divided
Into 175,000 shareg. j&Xbject In staled
to bo the tstnbllfhtflBfjJffrtccrct lodges for
the d'o'emlnatlon JM imHoii relative to
the buiilno's InteilR'.jTff the stockholders ;
to buy and soil flF'iijif or future dclhcrv
grain , stocks , vr/tsSfSf ta.rm products ana
ll\e stock of n/jKpfcjM / to buy , sell , leioe
and establish Qfc&fiKvatord , and to buy ,
celt and pstiitryKHVio. Among the mini-
fold objects ° fm p society Is the ustah-
llrhmcnt of one orHloro telegraph and tele
phone lines for the d'oiemlnatlon ' of news
and the transaction of the business of the
EtocKholdenj The establishment of printing
ofilccs Is also nuihorlrcd The stock Is non-
RflSMsablc , and each member of the lodge
must own nt least one share of stock The
Incorporators are Jamfs Alrjers. Trench W
Mctz and Ilcnjamln H. Warren , all of whom
appear to bo Chicago men
There are no further developments in the
Dr. Tall case Tnc Hoard of Public Landa
and Buildings rcllco on the governor taking
action In the1 matter In accordance with the
findings recently submitted to him The
governor has not Indicated what course ho
will pursue , and In fact has not In any way
taken olllcial notice of the findings and
recommendations of the board.
VIOIiUNCU IX M1W YOIIIC STIU1CK.
Free Flicli * nt Om > Shop ! Itcvolvor In
lltlilctipp at Another.
NEW YORK , Juno 8. Not since the com
mencement of the strike , nearly four weeks
ago , have the striking tailors exhibited
such a bolstcious disposition as that which
marked their every move today. Inspired
with new ideas , Inculcated at last night's
meeting In Cooper Union , committees armed
with authority fiom the Brotherhood of
Tailors , called on nonunion men mnlood In
shops wheio proprietors havu up to the pics-
cnt ignored the settlement committee.
Contiactor Rothenbcrg" in Easton stiect ,
whom they first visited , protested against
the Interfcience of the committee and scut
for the police. At the arilval of the latter
twenty-five nonunion men were Induced to
quit work nnd leave the building. A fight
between Rothenbcrg and the picket fol
lowed , which icsulted In slight injury to
the former and the anest of three of the
latter.
The committee then called on Contractor
Tack in Attorney street nnd lessened his
foico by twcntj-five. When going upstairs
somebody shouted "Fire" nnd the house
was soon In un uproar. In obedience to
the order of the union party , twenty oper
ators left their benches and went to the
rendezvous of the striking tailors In Or
chard street.
The last place In this tour visited by
the picket force was the shop of Con
tractor Samuel Lewis In Delancy street ,
where twenty-two hands quit work. A boy
wab sent for the police , but was held cap
tive by the pickets until they thought best
to retire.
Meanwhile Strubcck , proprietor of a bwcat
shop , was defending himself with n revolver
ver at Ilroome nnd Fifth streets from a
mob of G00 < striking tailors. The sight of
the weapon kept the mob at a distance
until the Intervention of a policeman , who
escorted the frightened contractor to his
home. The strll.crs , in Assigning a reason
for the attempted onslaught on Strubeck ,
raid he nevci paid his operators.
Accoidlng to the strike bulletin Issued to
day , over 5,000 coat tailors and 1,200 chil
dren's jacket makcrr icsumed work today
under conditions stipulated by the Brother
hood of Tailors.
IXDIAAS AUIJ NOT \ ET PACIVIRU.
hlicrllY MIIJ Hntc Trouble In Arrest
ing Chief While Hull.
( MILES CITY , Mont , June 8 Important
developments ore looked for soon in the
Indian situation. Sheriff GIbb and party
should arrive at the reservation late tonight
or Wednesdaj moinlug. He ovpccts to ar
rest Whlto Hull , a distinguished chief of one
of the bands of Chojeimcs Chief White null
has a large band of followers who aic willIng -
Ing to obey his command , and If ho does not
feel Inclined to give himself up there will be
trouble. No reply has been received from
Washington in answer to the county attoi-
ney's message of last evening to Senator Car
ter requesting Ihe military authorities at the
reservation to co-oporato with the civil au
thorities In making the arrests
The military authorities , who have been
rounding up stray bud s that are off the res
ervation , yebtcrdc ) found a banj of about
thirty Iiidlaus near Praton ranch on the
Rosebud creek , ubout thirty miles away from
the reservation. Other bands are still off
the reservation. The country is rough , It Is
Impossible for the poldleia to cover the whole
country. In the last few years a number
of white men have been killed by the Indians
Many times they have been arrested , hut not
a single Indian has paid the penalty of hang
ing or Imprisonment , owing to the piosccut-
Ing attorney not being able to get evidence
to convict.
WASHINGTON , June S The Indian bu
reau remains In Ignorance of the ultuation
among the Choj-ennes nt Tongue liver
Montana , The latest Infoi motion received
from Captain Slouch Is a telegram dated
Tongue River agency Juno 0 , via Rosebud
agency , Juno 7 , which reached Washington
today. It la very brief , merely stating that
everything is quiet on the icscrvatlon and
that newspaper icports aie false. This In
formation Is two dayn old , hut the depart
ment feels no apprehension of trouble of a
serious natuie.
D woiuoir.SUIMIHMR i.onun.
Trouble-Home UiicNllnii G'oiu-eriiliif ;
Cn mill III it l.oiluo lo .Sellle.
MILWAUKEE , June 8 The twcnty-fifth
Elated mcotlng of the supreme lodge , Ancient
Older of United Workmen , of the United
State ? and Canada , opened in Milwaukee to
day with all the supreme officers and mem
bers of btnndlng committees , na well au
about 1RO delegates , present. The sessions ,
which are held In the lojgc hall of the Uni
versity building , will continue fni a work 01
ten da > s It is understood there Is nn un
usually large amount of legislative wnrk on
hand , Including final action on a move made
by the grand lodge of the order In Ontailo to
Keccdc from the supreme body nnd doing
away with all name and rcfcronca lo the supreme
premo ledge and conduct a grand lodge of Ita
own In the Dominion Independent of the mdcr
in the states
This , It Is asserted by the supreme officers ,
would be tantamount tu open rebellion , and
, strong efforts are being made to avoid such
i results. Action upon the matter wan post-
I poned by thh grand body In Canada until the
1 matter could bo fully heard before the PU-
prerao body In Its Milwaukee ecenlon at this
time ,
The oHIceia of the Degree of Honor , the
women's branch of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen , were elected this afternoon
as follows ; Buprcmo chief of honor , Mra ,
II. J. Stewart , San Franclfco ; nipremo lady
of honor , Mrs. Ulewltt , Illsinurck , N. D ; supreme
premo chief of ceremonies , Mia. Adclla Hard
ing. Hebron , Neb. ; supreme i reorder , Mrb.
Mnry Tinker. JacKuun , Miss. ; supreme ic-
celver , Mrs. Dlckford. Manchester , N. II.
( Inn-nil MIIt-N * Moiit > iiN ,
ROME , Juno 8 General Nelson A. MIIe ,
U , S. A. , paid a long visit > cster < l y to the
Italian minister for war , Lieutenant General
I'elloux , and while passing through Naples
General Miles visited the Puzzlolll artlllfty
arsenal. The general utartcd for London to
day , vvhcro ho will represent the United
Statea army at Qutcu Victoria's Jubllco cUc-
brat Ion ,
CHARGE CORRUPTION
Trial of Ex-Stnto Treasurer Hartley Begin *
in a Sensational Manner ,
INTIMIDATION OF JU303S IS ALLEGED
Gcorgo E. Rnthbvm Bays Ifo Was Offered
Money to Vote for Acquittal.
JOSIAII S , WRIGHT OF OMAII\ ARRESTED
Brought Into Court , Whew Ho Admits Ho
Maclo tbo Proposal ,
PLEADS IGNORANCE AS TO HIS EMPLOYE
Selection ot Jury 3lovrs Itnplilly ,
AloiiK , Kat'li Side Itllv Iliu lint One
rereinnlor ) CliatleiiKe Uiiuneil
, AVliuu Court Adjourns.
The trial ot J. S. Hartley , who is charged
In the courts of this county > v1th the cmboz-
rlcmcnt of public fuiita while holding the
oillco of state treasurer , wen commenced yes
terday under moat buu.itlona ! circumstances.
Heforo court adjourned for the day the pros
ecution and the 'defense each had ono per
emptory challenge * left In the empaneling ot
the jury and Joslah S. Wright was under
arrest on the charge ol nitcmptlug to cor
rupt George R. Rathbun , a member ot the
regular jury panel , by offering him $75 It ho
would get on the Hartley jury and vote for
acquittal.
When court opened la the morning the
county attorney Informed Judge Halter that
ho had inf01 matton that an attempt had been
made to corrupt members of the regular Jury
panel and ho was Instructed to at once fllo
a charge of contempt oC court against the
Individual who had been gulltj of. the crime.
An Information was afterwards filed charg
ing Wright with this crime and ho was ar-
lestod during the afternoon at hla homo In
the northern part of the cltj. When brought
into couit he waa overcome with emotion
and made no attempt to deny his guilt. Ho
said ho had been approached on the street
by a man ho did not know and had been
asked If ho knew an ) of the Jurymen on the
regular panel. When ho bald he dIJ this
man asked him to talk with them and
offer them money If they would vote to ac
quit Hartley. Ho protested that he did not
know the man's name , Lul said he thought
he lived In Lincoln. Wright said he would
know the man again If ho saw him , and at
his request he was taken out on the streets
by a deputy eheiiff In the hope that ho
might sou his man. After a , fruitless search
for a couple of hours ho was taken lo the
county Jail and locked up for the night.
HAD DEEN PLANNED WELL AHEAD.
It was staled by officials connected with
thq Hartley case JJiat evidence hag been so-
cifred which shows that one-ot the most dar
ing attempts at corruption of the. Jury baa
been going on In this city for several dajs.
It Is freely charged that men who have
been prominent In Lincaster courity politics
for ycais have been In Omaha for1 several
dajfl , stopping at obscure hotels , under as
sumed namco , nnd that they have had a lot
of mcFsengera running about on some kind
of mysterious errands.
Judge Uaker stated In open court that the
severest punlnhment would be meted out to
these men if they are dlrectlj connected with
the matter , and the arrest of Wright Is re
garded as but the beginning of the matter.
Wright was seen at the county Jail after
his return from a seaicti of the fitrceto , and
still persisted In his statement that he doea
not know the man who approached him on
the street. He said ho met the man last
Friday on Tarnam sOect , In front ot the
Merchants' hotel , and that the man went Into
the hotel after they wcparatcd. He Insists
that he made no appointment to meet the
man after ho had seen some of the jurymen ,
but sajfl he supposed he would see him near
the Merchants' hotel. He also Insists that
he received no money from the mau and had
none to pay Rathbun with If he had agreed
to his proposition.
Wilght describes the man an being nearly
C feet In height , about ICO pounds In weight
and about 35 years of age. Ho said ho had a
light brown mustache and hair of the same
color , und had neither light nor dark com
plexion.
MAKES A STARTLING ANNOUNCEMENT.
Yesterday morning when Judge Baker
asked the prosecutoi If ho was ready to
piocced in the into of thu State against
tyartluy , County Attorney Baldrlrf * arose and
addressed the court.
"It has comu to thu Knowledge ot counsel for
the state , If the court plca.se"i-ald the county
attorney , "that mcmbcis of the present Jury
panel have been appioach'd b > ccitaln par-
tics with a view to Influencing their verdict
In this case. All the ntato asks Is a fair
tilal , but wo don't purpcco to bo cm-
bm/v-fccd and have the cause of juatlca Im
peded by Improper nnd undue Influence
brought tc > btar upon p'-oepectlve Jurois , Wo
only want the case determined accoidlng to
the law and evidence "
"If jou have njch Information agalnft any
specific Individual , Mr. County Attorney , "
said Judge Hakcr , "I Instruct you to lllo at
once AH Inclination agilnit him for con
tempt of couit and hi Ing him Into this couit ,
If It Is shown that nn > one attempted to 1m-
piopcrly Influence t.n > Juinr I will gnnranteo
that It will bo lih last attempt In that dt-
icctlon during my term upon thl < i bench un-
Iiefl ho finds rome jurymen In the county
jail. I propose tlmt thli < case rhnll ho tried
fairly , and any Interfeience with It by any
body will bs punished to the full cMout
of the law. "
County Attorney Haldrlgo withdrew ami
went to his office whcro ho drew up an In
formation , charging a man named Wright ,
first name unknown , with contempt of court
In attempting to influence a member of thu
jury panel. The loimty attorney refused to
diviilgo the name of the jurjman who had
been approached , but stated that Wright bad
askerl the juiyraan to vote for acquittal nnd
to work for a verdict of that kind , Mr.
Daldrlgo said Ihn evidence wo'uld oho v that
Wright offered the Jitrvraan $75 and In
creased the amount when the man appeared
to hesitate , telling him that the money would
ho paid to him when the cano wan concluded.
The- exact mini to wlilch the offer was raised
Is In dlspulo and the county attorney said
It would bo disclosed by the evidence.
Wright is { .aid to bo t. resident of Omaha
who 1ms been associated with qucstlonuMu
denizens of the 'third void , Ho has been
hanging about the court house for eomo
time , '
TRIAL 01' lURTLEY PROCEEDS.
After the startling jiroccedlnga referred
to the county attorney returned to the court
room and Judge Ilakei ordered the case to
proceed , No effort at delay was made by
the defense , not even o motion for a con
tinuance being filed. They offered no ob
jection whatever to the trial proceeding and
the clerk was ordered ( o call a jury ,
The following twelve men were culled Into
the box : A. L. IJaiton John W.SUies ,
Martin Tlghe , William M. Miller , Robert
I'orsy. K. Noitou , Alfred J > , Cox , W. V.
Church , J , V. Bhlplny. Charles TompBett ,
Julius Rich und Martin Spettler.
The preliminary Mateinrnt of the rase waa
made by County Attorney Ilaldrlgo , who
also conducted the examination of the
jurors , they remaining In thu jury box.
Alfred n. fox field ho live , ' at 2520 Bahler
stii'et and wan employed an a motorman
on thu Hhermaii avenue and Bouth Omuli *
Hue , Ho said ho had lived at various
points In the Matt' , living four years at
Lincoln , w liei o ho W 3 employed by thor
r Ben lug Machine company , and ft (